Kelkies Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Kelkies Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelkies Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Kelkies Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kelkies Come From? nationality or country of origin

Kelkies is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelkies? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kelkies is the 5,057,639th most widely held surname globally, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Kelkies is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Kelkies are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 93 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 3,869,836. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 100 percent reside. Not including South Africa this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Germany, where 7 percent reside.

Kelkies Last Name Statistics demography

Kelkies earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.78% less than the national average, earning R 133,596 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kelkis9223/
Kelkes9211/
Kelkie921/
Kelkhier801/
Kilkie77100/
Kelces7750/
Kilkis7746/
Celkis7729/
Kylkis7716/
Kelkye776/
Kelcis771/
Celkes771/
Chelkis7158/
Kelches7122/
Kelkiay711/
Kelkous711/
Kelceys711/
Kelchis710/
Kelquist671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kelkies
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